snail from the ocean..

[Budman's Corals]

Is it ok to add a snail or conch to my aquarium that i found in the ocean?

 

[Budman's Corals]

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[reid429]

Coral and fish come from the ocean

 

[Budman's Corals]

Coral and fish come from the ocean

lol Do they?

well not sure disease or if reef safe

 

[Rikerbear]

Just be sure it's not going to eat your corals and other assorted tank mates

 

[Budman's Corals]

Just be sure it's not going to eat your corals and other assorted tank mates

any clue what this is,my kids found it and brought it home ..Now im 7 hours away from its home...

MIght put it in the sump refuge

 

[fragmatic]

I'd put it in the refugium first! If it is a conch it needs deep sand. Watch what it eats. ..I jealous... but be careful.

 

[Budman's Corals]

I'd put it in the refugium first! If it is a conch it needs deep sand. Watch what it eats. ..I jealous... but be careful.

Thanks well i had sand in the littel 2gallon container but it always wanted to be stuck to the glass,

No sand in refuge though ,I was just worried if it had any kinda parasites or anything that could kill fish but im going to first put it in the qt

lol

 

[Budman's Corals]

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[fragmatic]

now it looks like a conch... needs sand... but you said it doesn't want to be on the sand... dauh know... KOOL!!!

 

[Budman's Corals]

now it looks like a conch... needs sand... but you said it doesn't want to be on the sand... dauh know... KOOL!!!

well ill see what happens i only have a bout 1 inch of sand in the display,


No im thinking maybe i should put sand in the sump..hmmmm

 

[mr_bigl]

Tagging along. Interested in the outcome .

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[ohio reefer]

Wait! I came across somthing very similar at my lfs, they had one from the keys, and one from the Atlantic, they both only ate large starfish and messed up all rock, my advice is NO!


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[Bob Loblaw]

It's a Fasciolaria sp., most likely F. hunteria. Commonly called Tulip snails. Eats other gastropods.

The Genus Fasciolaria [Tulips]

 

[c_healy]

Thats huge, be careful with adding wild caught animals. Quarantine it for a while and make sure you know exactly what it is before you add it.

 

[kyle1284]

ever seen the snail that can kill a human........................:spider:

 

[Budman's Corals]

Well it's been in the sump since so far it hasn't done anything but move around the glass and sometimes gets above the water line

 

[Budman's Corals]

This was found in Clearwater florida

 

[Bob Loblaw]

While it may not be F. hunteria (I think it is though). It is definitely of the genus Fascilolaria-- "Tulip Snails". They prey on other Gastropods. I would not add it to your tank if you value the snails you have.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Thanks everyone for helping me out..I will try to keep it in the sump till the next time i go back to the beach.Return it there,I knew i shouldn't of brought it home,but **** kids..lol would he survive in the sump and just eat stuff thats down there